‘Harbour Exchange Fellowship Programme’ Announces Inaugural Artists: Vvzela Kook (Hong Kong) and Shiraz Bayjoo (United Kingdom) - Para Site
Arts professionals from Hong Kong and the United Kingdom are invited to apply for a two-month reciprocal residency exchange between Delfina Foundation in London and Para Site in Hong Kong.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- deadline unknown, verify at source
- Entry fee
- Not listed - check the source
- Award
- Two-month residency with housing and stipend support
- Location
- Delfina Foundation, London, United Kingdom and Para Site, Hong Kong
About
Overview
The 'Harbour Exchange Fellowship Programme' is a pioneering reciprocal residency exchange initiative for arts professionals from Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, launching Summer 2026. The programme is a collaborative effort between Cheng-Lan Foundation, Delfina Foundation, and Para Site to foster cross-regional artistic dialogue and research.
Programme Details
Each selected artist will undertake a two-month residency: Hong Kong-based artist at Delfina Foundation in London, and UK-based artist at Para Site in Hong Kong. The residencies are supported by Cheng-Lan Foundation and include structured activities such as networking events, studio visits, and introductions to local institutions. Upon completion of the Hong Kong residency, both fellows will co-present a public event in Hong Kong.
About the Inaugural Fellows
Hong Kong-based new media artist Vvzela Kook will develop a transdisciplinary project tracing the transoceanic movement of 'exotic animals' and their role as cultural symbols and diplomatic instruments. UK-based multidisciplinary artist Shiraz Bayjoo will conduct research-based work focused on colonial extraction, ecological erasure, and decolonial discourse within enslaved and plantation landscapes.
Host Organisations
Para Site nominates one Hong Kong arts professional to Delfina Foundation's residency cohort in London (6-12 weeks with 8-12 international practitioners). Delfina Foundation nominates one UK-based professional with strong research focus on Asian contexts to Para Site's International Residency Programme in Hong Kong (up to 8 weeks).
- Award
- Two-month residency with housing and stipend support
- Theme
- The programme fosters cross-regional artistic dialogue and research between Hong Kong and the United Kingdom through reciprocal residencies for practitioners engaged with critical thought, cultural memory, and contemporary art.
- Eligibility
- Arts professionals from Hong Kong and the United Kingdom with a focus on critical research and contemporary art practice.
- Audience
- Arts professionals from Hong Kong and the United Kingdom
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